Tag: Gender and elections

There were hopes that the much-vaunted July 30 elections would yield better results in as far as the involvement of women in local governance issues is concerned but it seems that optimism was largely misplaced if the number of females from Masvingo province who made... Read More >>

Women in Zimbabwe constitute about 54% of the population of about 14 million people. The 2018 harmonized elections statistic compiled by Women In Politics Support Unit (WIPSU) indicate that there were 1176/5620 that were nominated to run for local government council seats, yet only 261... Read More >>